Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

四川经信委原副主任伍丕光被公诉,涉嫌滥用职权罪、受贿罪 (Former deputy director of Sichuan Economic and Information Committee prosecuted for abuse of power and accepting bribes)
The Paper, September 12, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2433610

重庆市查处党员干部和公职人员涉黑涉恶问题55件72人 (72 Party members, officials under investigation for involvement in Chongqing “protective umbrella” triad crimes)
The Paper, September 12, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2431809

财政部纪检组原组长莫建成受贿4259余万元今日受审 (Former head of Ministry of Finance discipline inspection team tried for accepting bribes of more than 42.59 million yuan)
Beijing News, September 12, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/09/12/504750.html

中国福利彩票发行管理中心原主任王素英接受纪律审查和监察调查 (Former director of China Welfare Lottery Management Center investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
People's Daily, September 12, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0912/c1001-30289210.html

公安机关对网贷平台涉嫌非法集资案件进行集中网上登记 (Public security organs conduct centralized online registration of suspected illegal fund-raising cases on online lending platforms)
People's Daily, September 12, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0912/c1001-30288691.html

Beijing dismisses reports of enormous abuses in Xinjiang
SupChina, September 11, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/09/11/beijing-dismisses-reports-of-enormous-abuses-in-xinjiang/

Related:
China says Human Rights Watch report on Xinjiang suppression “full of prejudice and distorted facts”
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/11/china-says-human-rights-watch-report-xinjiang-suppression-full-prejudice-distorted-facts/

China vows to protect the authority of police
The Diplomat, September 11, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/china-vows-to-protect-the-authority-of-police/

Related:
China mulls new laws to boost police powers, “authority”
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-mulls-new-laws-to-boost-police-powers-09112018114908.html